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Human amniotic membrane for failed macular hole. A case of initial unsuccessful outcome that resolved after amniotic membrane exchange.
Eur J Ophthalmol
November 2021
Department of Ophthalmology, 96983Catholic University of Sacred-Heart Foundation "Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli" IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Introduction: We described a case of initial unsuccessful outcome of failed macular hole treated with amniotic membrane, that resolved after amniotic membrane exchange and silicone oil injection.
Case Description: a woman affected by a high myopic macular hole that had failed to close after multiple surgeries, had been treated using an amniotic membrane graft and 20% sulfur hexafluoride but, after the gas reabsorption, the macular hole was still open, and the amnioticmembrane. A second surgery with a second amniotic membrane patch and silicone oil was carried out.